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Allen Middle

Public Grades 6-8

697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Allen Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in Greensboro, NC, serving 617 students as part of Guilford County Schools. The school serves an extremely high-poverty population, with 99.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Allen Middle is currently ranked in the 10th percentile of North Carolina middle schools, earning 1 star, and its ranking has declined overall since the 2015–16 school year when it sat at the 30th percentile. Academic proficiency is below district and state levels in every tested subject and grade. The widest gap is in 8th-grade math, where only 18.6% of students are proficient compared with 43.2% for the district and 53.0% for the state. 8th-grade science shows a similar pattern at 39.5% proficiency, roughly 29 points behind the state. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 44.6% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the state average of 24.2%. This figure has remained above 40% every year since 2021–22. Among nearby middle schools, only Otis L. Hairston Senior Middle (46.4%) and Jackson Middle (44.7%) have similar or higher rates, while schools like Lincoln Academy (18.5%) and Kernodle Middle (18.4%) are far lower.

What makes Allen Middle’s results especially notable is that nearby schools serving nearly identical poverty levels perform much better. Lincoln Academy, about 4.8 miles away, has a 99.57% free/reduced-lunch rate yet ranks at the 75th percentile, with 6th-grade math proficiency of 73.0% compared with Allen’s 34.7%. Kernodle Middle is similar, ranking at the 76th percentile. Allen actually has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.2) than these higher-performing schools and spends more per student. This suggests demographics alone do not explain the outcome gap. The data point most strongly to chronic absenteeism and school-level supports as high-priority areas. Subgroup performance has also weakened across multiple student populations, including a sharp drop for English Language Learners from the 63rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 9th percentile by 2025–26.

617

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1108 Glendale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27406-6404

(336) 294-7325

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Allen Middle usually attend:

High:

Ben L. Smith High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.9%

Hispanic:

33.9%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg58%

697^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	697 of 778	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	649 of 773	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	569 of 793	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	668 of 784	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	695 of 786	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	626 of 741	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	615 of 737	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	524 of 691	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	539 of 694	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	484 of 692	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	506 of 705	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	511 of 627	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	542 of 673	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	551 of 662	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	502 of 648	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.2	483 of 640	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.9	465 of 630	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	465 of 620	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	495 of 606	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.8	426 of 598	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	461 of 553	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	344 of 546	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	282 of 560	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	388 of 559	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	421 of 550	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	291 of 533	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	304 of 519	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	233 of 494	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	87 of 121	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	80 of 110	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	96 of 109	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	86 of 99	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	95 of 102	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	317 of 449	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	382 of 478	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	376 of 504	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	356 of 475	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	329 of 363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	254 of 371	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	131 of 356	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	174 of 318	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	210 of 312	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	188 of 236	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	88 of 211	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	35 of 151	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	656 of 731	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	583 of 733	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	541 of 738	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	611 of 731	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	642 of 733	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	584 of 706	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	554 of 684	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	528 of 656	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	359 of 465	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	76.6	41 of 458	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	50.7	298 of 461	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	367 of 452	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	383 of 450	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	387 of 448	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	374 of 416	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	101 of 127	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	526 of 566	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	488 of 562	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	350 of 564	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	476 of 553	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	478 of 541	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	467 of 522	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	394 of 493	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	323 of 472	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.5	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	29.0	42 of 50	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	46 of 71	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	620 of 725	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	536 of 729	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	409 of 743	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	591 of 735	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	589 of 689	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	446 of 633	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	470 of 639	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	423 of 604	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	685 of 736	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	655 of 733	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	566 of 751	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	669 of 747	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	685 of 748	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	628 of 711	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	610 of 697	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	522 of 665	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	42.9	181 of 302	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	235 of 283	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	286 of 478	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	281 of 473	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	485 of 656	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2026)34th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2026)28th percentile+18 vs school

White (2023)26th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science40%-29 vs state

Reading37%-19 vs state

Mathematics31%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, February 24, 2018

I regret coming here, I was only forced to come here due to my family moving houses. The school in my opinion is very ghetto, although the Principal tries to make efforts to make it good, students still act very rude, there are tons of fights for very small things, this school has a lot of drama, I do not recommended coming here, a student that had shingles was bullied in school, she was my friend, people here stick with their friends and dislike the others. :( Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Allen Middle School is a school to watch... teachers and students are working exceptionally hard to be make sure our students are comparable to any other middle school student in NC. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)					EOG Reading (2026)					EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Glendale Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7325	617	43	14.2		15 (2.4%)	302 (48.9%)	209 (33.9%)	66 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	13.2	697^th of 778 public middle schools	10.4%		18.6	649^th of 773 public middle schools	16.0%	48			34.7	40.1	18.6			35.0	41.6	33.2		39.5	$9,180	$1,258	$7,922
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Ontario Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7350	458	28	16.0		18 (3.9%)	212 (46.3%)	191 (41.7%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	9.3	725^th of 778 public middle schools	6.8%		11.1	713^th of 773 public middle schools	7.8%	12			31.0	38.5	11.7			26.1	41.7	24.3		30.3	$11,896	$2,348	$9,548
Lincoln Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	1016 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-3471	696	40	17.4		125 (18.0%)	341 (49.0%)	54 (7.8%)	121 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.8%)	73.3	193^rd of 778 public middle schools	75.2%		70.2	201^st of 773 public middle schools	74.0%	8	562.8	100.0	73.0	71.0	54.5	557.8	563.7	69.8	69.7	65.1	367.6	70.3	$8,890	$583	$8,307
Southern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5747 Drake Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4266	620	36	17.0		89 (14.4%)	230 (37.1%)	210 (33.9%)	57 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	19.6	653^rd of 778 public middle schools	16.1%		22.2	617^th of 773 public middle schools	20.2%	36			40.6	45.0	26.9			35.3	38.0	44.0		50.9	$9,441	$1,343	$8,098
Kiser Middle	Public	6-8	407 Campus Drive	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8240	1,074	62	17.2		407 (37.9%)	451 (42.0%)	137 (12.8%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	50.7	391^st of 778 public middle schools	49.7%		56.1	314^th of 773 public middle schools	59.4%	77			55.7	54.9	45.9			56.3	59.1	54.5		66.3	$9,801	$930	$8,871
Jamestown Middle	Public	6-8	301 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2100	949	56	16.8		213 (22.4%)	386 (40.7%)	181 (19.1%)	99 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	50.3	396^th of 778 public middle schools	49.1%		44.9	431^st of 773 public middle schools	44.2%	35			63.3	51.8	47.1			54.5	55.3	59.5		62.3	$8,206	$601	$7,604
Western Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	401 College Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5833	731	49	14.8		81 (11.1%)	412 (56.4%)	173 (23.7%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	22	636^th of 778 public middle schools	18.3%		30.9	538^th of 773 public middle schools	30.4%	98			37.8	41.4	35.7			41.0	48.5	43.1		43.5	$9,488	$1,255	$8,234
Otis L Hairston Senior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 Naco Rd	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 378-8280	658	39	16.7		14 (2.1%)	456 (69.3%)	145 (22.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	13.5	694^th of 778 public middle schools	10.8%		14.9	686^th of 773 public middle schools	11.3%	8			26.6	32.2	34.7			21.9	37.7	38.7		51.6	$11,158	$1,766	$9,392
Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	205 Willoughby Boulevard	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2000	905	56	16.0		162 (17.9%)	450 (49.7%)	160 (17.7%)	63 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.3%)	26.6	596^th of 778 public middle schools	23.4%		26.5	577^th of 773 public middle schools	25.4%	19			37.7	39.9	43.3			39.7	47.6	42.0		61.2	$8,857	$852	$8,004
Southeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4825 Woody Mill Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4280	826	49	16.8		381 (46.1%)	260 (31.5%)	112 (13.6%)	22 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.3%)	48.2	414^th of 778 public middle schools	46.8%		44.2	437^th of 773 public middle schools	43.5%	23			67.7	51.0	46.7			54.9	50.9	48.9		67.2	$8,530	$508	$8,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Middle

What high school do graduates of Allen Middle attend?

Students who attend Allen Middle usually go on to attend Ben L. Smith High School

What district is Allen Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Allen Middle?

Students at Allen Middle are 49% African American, 34% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Allen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Allen Middle.

Is Allen Middle a good school?

Allen Middle ranks in the bottom 10.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

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